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Single Photons from Single Quantum Dots — New Light for Quantum Information Processing

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Advances in Solid State Physics

Part of the book series: Advances in Solid State Physics ((ASSP,volume 46))

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In this paper, we discuss the prospects of single quantum dots for single-photon generation and their implementation in quantum information experiments. We review the characterization of quantum dot emission and, as an example, report a recently demonstrated application in a quantum cryptography protocol.

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  1. Institute of Physics, Humboldt-University Berlin, Hausvogteiplatz 5-7, 10117, Berlin, Germany

    Matthias Scholz & Oliver Benson

  2. Equipe Nanophysique et Semiconducteurs, CEA / Université J. Fourier, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054, Grenoble Cedex 9, France

    Thomas Aichele

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Scholz, M., Aichele, T., Benson, O. (2008). Single Photons from Single Quantum Dots — New Light for Quantum Information Processing. In: Advances in Solid State Physics. Advances in Solid State Physics, vol 46. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38235-5_1

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